Dumb
I wonder what this is going to do for images that are "shipped" offshore, especially via the internet. I'm currently covered by copyright rules in Australia, but does this mean that I need to shut down my Stock sideline, or register every potential stock image with the US Govt ?
If registration of each image is required, what about wedding clients who have hundreds of images ? What about the small shooting outfit that is barely covering it's overheads now ?
Anfd what about the weekend warrior who shoots a bunch of happy snaps and posts them to flickr or smugmug to show family & friends - do they need to register their photos to stop corporate users just grabbing them ?
This could become very confusing very quickly.
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